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Covid-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’, reiterates WHO chief Tedros
"… the pandemic is far from over. And even as we continue to fight...
Large Covid claims push New India into red in Q4 FY 2021-22
Madhulika Bhaskar, general manager, New India Assurance, said, "...
Labour Ministry finalises Code on Industrial Relations, to seek Cabinet approval
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has been taking steps for simplification, amalgamation and rationalisation of 44 central labour laws into four major labour codes — Code on Wages, Code on Industrial Relations, Code of Social Security, and Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions
J&J ordered to pay $4.69 bn to talc cancer victims
“We hope this verdict will get the attention of the J&J board and that it will lead them to better inform the medical community and the public about the connection between asbestos, talc, and ovarian cancer,” victims’ lawyer, Mark Lanier said, calling for talc to be pulled from the market.
Rate war hots up for NHPS accounts, Apollo Munich Health Insurance bids Nagaland at Rs 444 per family
For Nagaland, National Insurance has bidat Rs 1,944 per family and United India at Rs 1,944. Reliance General Insurance and Religare Health Insurance Company Ltd had bid for Rs 1,020 and 1,060 per family respectively.
Emerging sex disease MG ‘could become next superbug’
Eradication rates of MG following treatment with one family of antibiotics, called macrolides, are decreasing globally.MG can be missed – and if it is not treated correctly, it can develop resistance to antibiotics.One can get it by having unprotected sex with someone who has it. Condoms can prevent this spread.MG does not always cause symptoms and will not always need treatment, but it can be missed or mistaken for a different sexually transmitted infection, such as Chlamydia.
India Heading Towards Comprehensive Healthcare Crisis, Says Amartya Sen
Despite being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India ranks among the poorest achievers of good health. The shortfall of India”s health achievements compared with those of, say, China or Thailand is large and has been growing larger. Even within South Asia, Bangladesh and Nepal have overtaken India in health accomplishment, including in life expectancy
India’s first ever nationwide Healthcare Establishment Census launched
J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare tated that the Government has initiated universal screening of common NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension and common cancers along with Tuberculosis and Leprosy, which will eventually help in reducing the disease burden of the country.
Beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat scheme to receive letter from PM Narendra Modi
The letter from the prime minister will mention that the beneficiary families will not have to suffer for getting treatment and that they can avail treatment or get procedures done up to Rs 5 lakh not only in government but also in private facilities.
Odisha, Tata Trust plan Rs 1,000 crore cancer care facilities
Tata Trust has recommended a three-tier step-down model focusing on prevention and early detection of cancer and making cancer care accessible by reducing the travel time to a maximum 2.5-3 hours, which would result in improved survival rates.
Obesity :Health Challenge of the 21st Century
The growing medical issues arising from the global obesity epidemic, the serious impact on the human body, and the potential consequences on personal insurance are addressed by SCOR Life experts Dr. Christine Abalain-Castela, Dr. Stephan Becher, Dr. Jacques-Louis Boucher, Delphine Labojka and Aja O’Gorman
Modicare to roll out on Aug 15,govt to list insurers & hospitals shortly
Although beneficiaries have been identified and the IT infrastructure has been put in place, the involvement of hospitals – public and private – and insurance companies was still to be finalized, said Indu Bhushan, chief executive officer of the government’s project